The Rock in the Glen, Glenrock, Wyoming.
The Rock in the Glen, in Converse County, Wyoming is one of the numerous places along the Oregon Trail that served as a register and a marker for those traveling on the Oregon Trail. It shows up in the earliest guide books for the trail and like other sites in Wyoming, those who camped here often carved their names into the rock.
The location is near the North Platte River, as the trail itself is in this portion of Wyoming, and ultimately the areas features lead to the foundation of the town in the late 19th Century. Upon formation, the town was named for the rock.
The actual location of the rock belonged to the Continental Pipeline Company up until 1982, when it donated the land to the Town of Glenrock.
The location today is a town park which is currently undergoing improvements.
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